Point Park University Teaching Programs

Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Point Park University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Point Park University?

Contact details for Point Park are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Wood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1984
Phone:	412-391-4100
Website:	www.pointpark.edu

How Do I Get Into Point Park?

You can apply to Point Park online at: https://www.pointpark.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Point Park

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Point Park?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, Point Park may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Point Park submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 515 and 650. Math scores were between 515 and 595.

Point Park received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 28. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Point Park University?

The overall average net price of Point Park is $31,999. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Point Park, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $10,135 a year. That adds up to $40,540 over four years for those students.

Point Park University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,575 undergraduate students at Point Park, with 2,339 being full-time and 236 being part-time.

There are also 930 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,339 full-time undergraduates at Point Park, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Point Park University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	54
Black or African American	280
Hispanic or Latino	182
White	1,631
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	122

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Point Park University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 53 countries are represented at Point Park. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Point Park University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Point Park. In 2022-2023, 2,033 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Point Park has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Point Park majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Educational Leadership & Administration	1%
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	59%

Point Park University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	71	23	40	134
Secondary Education	0	0	50	0	50
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	22	0	22
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	17	0	17
Elementary Education	16	0	0	0	16
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	15	0	0	15
General Special Education	0	0	5	0	5
Learning Sciences	4	0	0	0	4
English & Language Arts Education	3	0	0	0	3
Social Studies Education	3	0	0	0	3
Reading Teacher Education	0	2	0	0	2
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	2	0	2
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Drama & Dance Education	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0	0
Online Educator/Online Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	26	88	119	40	273

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By J. James under License

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